About Gaipathar Village

Gaipathar is a mid sized village in Pakuria tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 524, made up of 238 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,202 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaipathar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaipathar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pakur
Tehsil	Pakuria
Pincode	816117
Area (hectares)	162 hectares
Population	524
Male Population	238
Female Population	286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,202
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaipathar compares

By the 2011 count Gaipathar is the 79th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 742 residents. Its 162 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Gaipathar

Gaipathar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gaipathar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gaipathar from other places

Gaipathar lies about 39 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 14 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gaipathar
Tehsil headquarters	Pakuria	5.4 km
Nearest railway station	Harinsing	14 km
Nearest town	Nalhāti	24 km
District headquarters	Pakur	39 km

Villages closest to Gaipathar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pakuria tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Gaipathar

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaipathar village had a population of 524. That makes it the 79th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 742 residents.

Gaipathar village has 238 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaipathar has about 1202 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Gaipathar is 816117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaipathar covers 162 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaipathar falls under Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gaipathar is Harinsing, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gaipathar.

Gaipathar is about 39 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaipathar is in Pakuria tehsil of Pakur district. Pakuria is about 5.4 km away. Harinsing is about 14 km away. Nalhāti is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.